July 2025 – Buried Chinatowns

Porcelain House Wiring Cleats and Electricity in Rock Springs Chinatown

Hello everyone! This is Julia and I’m here to tell you about some of my favorite artifacts that we have been cataloging from Rock Springs Chinatown: porcelain house wiring cleats. Wiring cleats were used in an early interior wiring method called Knob-and-Tube wiring. In this method, wires, insulated with rubber or thermoplastic, were run through…
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From the Southwest to the Mountain West: Camping, Hiking, and Meeting Ricky Leo

Recap of the week in the Southwest Hey y’all, Jorge Salinas here. Our week of traveling westward through Nebraska, Colorado, and Utah had been nothing short of eventful. From driving over the Rocky Mountains in Colorado to hiking to Delicate Arch in Utah and camping near Arches National Park and Dinosaur National Monument, this trip…
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Roadtripping through Asian American history on the Colorado Plateau

Hello everyone! This is Julia and I wanted to share a bit about our experience on the road driving through the Colorado Plateau on our way to Rock Springs, WY! After leaving Iowa and driving through Nebraska and Eastern Colorado we made it to the mountains. We were all in awe driving past 14,000 foot…
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Buried Chinatowns